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USE AND MISUSE OF BENZODIAZEPINES IN BRAZIL: A REVIEW

Flávio Kapczinski Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Serviço de Psiquiatria, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil; Unidade de Psicofarmacologia, Depto. de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
, M.D., Ph.D.,
Olavo B. Amaral Unidade de Psicofarmacologia, Depto. de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
,
Marcelo Madruga Unidade de Psicofarmacologia, Depto. de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
,
João Quevedo Unidade de Psicofarmacologia, Depto. de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
, M.D.,
João V. Busnello Unidade de Psicofarmacologia, Depto. de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
, M.D. &
Maurício S. de Lima Departamento de Saúde Mental, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
Pages 1053-1069 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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